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Championing children, families and communities

18/03/2008
19/03/2008

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Championing children, families and communities: putting their needs at the heart of your work

ContinYou's annual conference 2008

Venue: Hilton Metropole, Birmingham

This unique conference will share innovative examples from across the UK of people, projects and organisations who are putting children, families and communities at the heart of their work. The conference is aimed at all those involved in delivering services for children, young people and families.

For more information and how to book, please download the conference flyer (PDF file, 146 KB) or phone Chantelle Peat on 024 7658 8476.

For enquiries about sponsorship, please download the sponsorship flyer (PDF, 137 KB).

Conference highlights

Key speakers

We have an outstanding line up of experts and inspirational speakers for the event including:

  • Julia Unwin, Director, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
  • Howard Goodall, Composer and Singing Ambassador
  • Jane Hutt AM, Welsh Assembly Government
  • Robson Davison, Deputy Secretary, Department of Education, Northern Ireland
  • Ty Goddard, Director, British Council for School Environments
  • Geoff Mulgan, Director, The Young Foundation
  • Beverley Hughes MP, Department for Children, Schools and Families

Mini keynotes

  • Tim Gill, Author, No Fear: Growing up in a Risk Averse Society
  • Stewart Dakers, Guardian ‘Real Estate’ columnist and community worker
  • Paul Dear, Head of Communities First, Welsh Assembly Government
  • Liz Rook, Head, Eastwood Nursery School and Children's Centre, Wandsworth 

Plus a unique Leadership Symposium chaired by Maggie Farrar, Operational Director, ECM and Standards, National College for School Leadership.

Seminars

We have 20 seminars profiling new and innovative practice in the field, including:

  • Championing children - Coram Family, Radiowaves, Ex Cathedra, Loughborough Primary Schol, Play England
  • Championing young people – Young Minds, NYA, Funky Dragon, Changemakers, CSV 
  • Championing families – Pen Green, Youth Sport Trust, Investors in Families, Winsford Learning Community, Early Learning Partnership Project: profiling the work of Leeds and Bradford Councils 
  • Championing communities – Lincolnshire LSC, National Resource Centre, E13 Learning Community, ContinYou/Warwick Business School, Thurrock Community Mothers

PLUS two unique showcases profiling the exciting work taking place in Northern Ireland related to the Extended Schools agenda, but also topics such as rurality, working collabortatively, health promotion and conflict resolution. The second profiles the Shape Up programme, highlighting the work of Hull University and 25 cities and schools across Europe on a pioneering school-community initiative that aims to take obesity and the determinants of health and well being.

More detailed information about the seminars, mini keynotes and showcase is now available, please download the Seminar Information (PDF file, 302 KB)

Conference papers

Please find below documents to support delegates: